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Investments in Unconsolidated Entities (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]      
(Loss) income from unconsolidated entities $ (12,648,000)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments $ (5,556,000)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments  
Investments in unconsolidated entities 715,468,000us-gaap_InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures   744,151,000us-gaap_InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures
Unamortized Investment In Joint Venture Primarily Attributable To Real Estate And Related Intangible Assets 166,699,000,000hcn_UnamortizedInvestmentInJointVenturePrimarilyAttributableToRealEstateAndRelatedIntangibleAssets    
Triple Net [Member]      
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]      
(Loss) income from unconsolidated entities 1,393,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hcn_TripleNetMember
1,382,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hcn_TripleNetMember
 
Senior housing - operating [Member]      
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]      
(Loss) income from unconsolidated entities (15,073,000)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hcn_SeniorHousingOperatingMember
(7,961,000)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hcn_SeniorHousingOperatingMember
 
Outpatient Medical [Member]      
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]      
(Loss) income from unconsolidated entities $ 1,032,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hcn_OutpatientMedicalMember
$ 1,023,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hcn_OutpatientMedicalMember